For as long as I can remember, Jack has wanted to be a firefighter. He loves the trucks, the hoses, the Dalmatians, the whole nine yards! We pass a house on the way to Charlie’s school and we always look for the two Dalmatians there. He loves the idea of helping people, saving people, and he talks all the time about how he can’t be anything else because it’s “always been in my head” to be a fireman. He talks often about visiting our family friend’s work where he is a firefighter.
A future life saver
We had a conversation recently and talked about the future and his grand plans.
Jack: “Why did you want to be a regular mommy? Like not a thing or a regular job?”
Me: “Because I always knew I wanted to take care of you and Charlie! And I work from home, so I can do that also.”
Jack: “I want my kids to have a mommy at home also, while I go to work like Colin’s daddy as a fireman.”
Me: “That’s nice! I think you would be great at that.”
Jack: “Why did daddy not want to do a job like fireman? He could do whatever he wanted, like be a ballerina…or anything he wanted!”
Then we talked about daddy’s job for a bit and how he takes care of us.
Jack: “Why do some daddies just want to be regular daddies and stay at home?”
Me: “Because that’s how their family is. They decided they wanted to take care of their kids all the time.”
Jack: “Well then, that is REAL cray.” (and yes, he said cray!)
Out of the mouths of future fireman babes.
Jack, you are hilarious and secretly somebody’s favorite in this house. Wait, he says it all the time. No secret.
Hey Mommy, why didn’t you want to be a thing? I guess it’s much better to be a human Mommy than a thing working at a “regular” job. Who wants to be just run- of- the- mill? Did he ask his dad about ever aspiring to become a ballerina? There are male ballet dancers, but this post just got me to thinking. Are they called ballerinas? Hmm… I think I remember Jim aspiring to become a baseball player for a nanosecond. I still have a school project that he had to do in the third or fourth grade on the subject. I remember that he portrayed himself dressed up in a White Sox uniform. I honestly can’t remember what else he wanted to be at this time. I know he was interested in taking over Chicago Ridge when he was a little older. That’s a story for later and it’s kind of ironic now. Wow Jack, you sure have me thinking about a lot of things this morning! I have a feeling that you just may be one of those people who actually does go on to become what you dreamed of as a child. Whatever you do I’m sure you’ll be good at it!